Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday said modernization of the country's nuclear forces was imperative in part because of the threat of NATO's eastward expansion, Russian news agencies reported.
"Attempts to spread NATO's military infrastructure along Russia's borders have not stopped," Medvedev said at a Defence Ministry meeting. "All of this requires a high-level modernization of our military forces.
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that the government's anti-crisis policies were not beyond criticism, welcoming policy debate while warning against social unrest in a meeting with lawmakers.
The open attitude comes in marked contrast to his predecessor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's uncompromising rule and to the Kremlin's swift moves to quell protest against the governments anti- crisis measures in recent months.
Moscow - Russia will sign a deal next week allowing Spain to transit supplies for NATO operations in Afghanistan by rail through its southern territory, an aide for President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
Medvedev will sign the transit agreement on an official visit to Madrid on March 1-3, Kremlin aide Sergei Prikhodko was quoted by news agency Interfax as saying.
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday warned of a new purge of the country's senior regional officials - accusing them of poor management of the current financial crisis.
The comments came one day after Medvedev sacked four regional governors and demoted a minister, in what appeared to be a response to rising unrest as the impact of the financial crisis stalls manufacturing and causes thousands of job losses in Russia's regions.
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he hoped gas transits to Europe would be resumed in "the next few days," but offered no immediate solution to the crisis Saturday.
Medvedev said talks "are continuing" on resolving the Russian-Ukrainian deadlock and would now be taken up in a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko.
But he accused Ukraine of dragging its feet in talks.
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday said modernization of the country's nuclear forces was imperative in part because of the threat of NATO's eastward expansion, Russian news agencies reported.
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that the government's anti-crisis policies were not beyond criticism, welcoming policy debate while warning against social unrest in a meeting with lawmakers.
Moscow - Russia will sign a deal next week allowing Spain to transit supplies for NATO operations in Afghanistan by rail through its southern territory, an aide for President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday warned of a new purge of the country's senior regional officials - accusing them of poor management of the current financial crisis.
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he hoped gas transits to Europe would be resumed in "the next few days," but offered no immediate solution to the crisis Saturday.
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